Leicester City have agreed a deal to sign Wilfred Ndidi from Genk in a deal worth £15 million ($18.4 million) plus £3 million in potential add-ons.

Leicester have applied for a work permit for the 20-year-old and will be able to announce the deal once that has come through.

Claudio Ranieri sees Ndidi as the perfect replacement for N'Golo Kante, who signed with Chelsea in the summer.

Born in Lagos, Ndidi was discovered by Manchester United’s Belgium scout Roland Janssen at a youth tournament in 2013.